Joseph Amar
Professor of Classics
Ph.D., Catholic University of America
Joseph.P.Amar.1@nd.edu <

Areas of Recent Teaching
· Syriac language and literature
· Arabic language and literature

Areas of Recent Research
· Classical and Christian Arabic literary culture
· Syriac literary culture
· Early interactions between Judaism, Christianity, and Islam

Recent Honors and Awards
· Editorial Board, Library of Early Christianity
· Director, Program in Arabic and Syriac at Notre Dame

Recent Publications
· Dionysius Bar Salibi's Response to the Arabs (2006)
· St. Ephrem the Syrian
·The Mimra of Jacob of Sarug on Holy Mar Ephrem

Departmental Page
http://classics.nd.edu/faculty/profiles/joseph-amar/